Singapore legislation

Regulation 18

of Poisons Rules

Regulation 18

Restriction of sale of strychnine

Subregulation 1

It shall not be lawful to sell or supply strychnine except as an ingredient in a medicine.

Subregulation 2

This rule shall not apply to the sale of strychnine —

(a)

by way of wholesale dealing; (b)to be exported from Singapore to a place other than Malaysia; (c)for the purposes of being compounded in medicines prescribed or administered by a medical practitioner or a veterinary surgeon; or (d)to a person or institution concerned with scientific education or research or chemical analysis, for the purpose of that education, research or analysis.